Chapter 6: She doesn't want to work hard anymore

"Boss Xiaomu, this is the information we'll need for today's meeting. I've printed it out. Take a look—"

When the secretary looked up after she finished speaking, she saw Mu Yanshan staring absentmindedly at the black screen of his mobile phone.

secretary:"……"

She hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Boss Xiaomu? Did you hear that?"

Mu Yanshan suddenly came back to his senses and pushed his glasses, "What did you say?"

As expected, I didn't hear it.

The secretary repeated it helplessly. Mu Yanshan nodded, took the document and put it aside. "Got it. Thank you."

"Xiao Mu, are you waiting for a call? Do you have an appointment today?"

The secretary asked curiously, "Do you want me to move the time later?"

Mu Yanshan was silent for a moment, then laughed briefly, took off his glasses and pressed his eyebrows, "I'm waiting for someone to call."

Secretary: “Then——”

"No need to move. I'll tell you if I need anything. Go ahead."

The secretary nodded, "Okay."

After the secretary left, Mu Yanshan looked at his phone again and then laughed at himself.

What was he thinking? The other person might have just said thank you casually, so why did he take it seriously?

The result makes me uneasy, so forget it.

He picked up his glasses and put them back on, put on a frown, and began to browse the documents.

*

Mingnan dropped out of high school, so she only has a junior high school education and it is very difficult for her to find a job. Before that, she only did jobs like washing dishes.

This time she saw a flower shop recruiting waiters. There was no educational requirement, only diligence, patience, and willingness to learn, as well as the ability to memorize the language and flowering periods of various flowers and simple information. The salary and benefits were good.

She submitted her resume with the mentality of giving it a try, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually contact her.

After chatting for a few minutes on WeChat and confirming the interview time, Mingnan went out.

Saying goodbye to the past requires a sense of ceremony.

She decided to start with her hair.

She sat on the lift chair in the barber shop. A young barber stood behind her, holding her freshly washed hair with a look of pity on his face. "Do you really want to cut such long hair to the collarbone?"

Mingnan looked at himself in the mirror, smiled slightly, and said with a hard heart, "Cut."

So her waist-length hair was cut off in one go.

After cutting her hair to the collarbone, she curled it to give it a slight curve. When she tied it up, the two curved strands in front looked very natural, making her look gentle and sunny.

After getting her hair cut, she was in a very good mood and bought two sets of clothes and two pairs of flat shoes.

She went home, washed and dried her clothes, and went to the interview the next afternoon wearing brand new clothes.

The flower shop owner was impressed by her spirited look. The two of them sat down and chatted for a while. The owner asked a few questions and Mingnan answered them truthfully.

Finally, the boss handed her a picture album and said, "These are the flowers we often sell. The names, meanings and matching are all clearly written on it. Go back and take a look. Come to work in three days. We will try you for a week. If you are suitable, you can be transferred to a full-time employee. Is that okay?"

Mingnan took the booklet and said with a smile, "No problem."

The two of them agreed.

Mingnan was in a good mood. He went to the supermarket, bought a lot of vegetables, cooked a sumptuous dinner at home, and invited Aunt Zhang and her family to come over.

Aunt Zhang and the others were very happy for her when they knew she had found a job. Uncle Liu even brought over a few cans of beer and poured a glass for everyone.

Uncle Liu said, "Come on, let's congratulate Nan Nan on finding a job and starting a new life!"

"Congratulations Nan Nan!"

"Woo-hoo!"

Mingnan raised his glass with emotion, "Thank you, everyone. Come on, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone clinked their lips together, and the wind blew in from the window, carrying the fresh, fragrant and spicy smell that filled the house and drifted into the distance.

The bubbles of beer continue to rise and rush into the throat, bringing a cool and stimulating feeling.

The setting sun outside the window was as blazing as fire, burning half the sky red. The warm light fell in, illuminating the happy and satisfied faces of the four people.

*

Ming family.

Ming Huaishu came down from the building and sat down at the dining table. Ming Lu and Ning Lan were discussing company matters. When they saw her coming down, Ning Lan immediately smiled and asked, "How is it? Do you have many classes today? Are you tired?"

Ming Huaishu shook his head. "It's OK. It's just that the homework is a bit complicated. I don't understand a lot of it."

"Ask your brother. He just graduated a few years ago and still has work experience. He must still remember it." Ning Lan said.

"Ask me what?"

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

Mingyu walked in, followed by another person.

Ming Huaishu looked over and asked in surprise, "Boss Xiaomu?"

Ming Lu and Ning Lan were also stunned, "Yan Shan, why are you here?"

Mu Yanshan was holding a gift in his hand, and the servant immediately went to greet him when he saw him.

"I went to discuss business this afternoon and happened to meet Mingyu. We chatted for a while and then I remembered that I hadn't seen my uncle and aunt for a long time, so I came to see them."

Mu Yanshan had a decent smile on his face and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. Ming Re was very satisfied with him. In fact, he wanted to match him with Ming Huaishu at the beginning, but he gave up regretfully when he found out that Ming Huaishu and Gu Huaichi were together.

"You've arrived at the right time. Come sit down. Have you eaten yet? It's a good opportunity for us to eat together."

Minglu asked someone to get a new set of bowls and chopsticks.

Mu Yanshan did not refuse. He washed his hands with Mingyu, and then came back and sat down together.

The Ming family’s dinner was very sumptuous, with eight dishes and one soup, both cold and hot, meat and vegetarian. All the best ingredients were used, and the aroma was irresistible.

Ning Lan took a look and subconsciously said to the servant: "Why hasn't Mingnan come down yet? Go call her--"

After she finished speaking, the others fell silent as well.

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became stagnant.

Mu Yanshan narrowed his eyes slightly, and keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I forgot Mingnan wasn't here. Don't worry about her, let's eat."

Ning Lan smiled awkwardly and picked up the chopsticks to pick up some food for Mu Yanshan.

After thanking her, Mu Yanshan looked at her deeply and then looked at the others.

Ming Re had no expression and spoke to him as if nothing had happened. Ming Huaishu had a complicated expression and Ming Yu ate in silence, both looking absent-minded.

No one spoke at the back, and the only sound that could be heard on the dining table was the clatter of dishes and chopsticks. If the noise suddenly got louder, it would make people nervous.

After finishing his tasteless meal, Mu Yanshan asked while Mingyu was seeing him off, "Where's Mingnan?"

Mingyu pursed his lips, stood under the street light, lit a cigarette, took a deep puff and exhaled slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go."

"What do you mean by leaving?"

Mu Yanshan frowned, "Where did you go?"

"Why do you suddenly care about her?"

Mingyu glanced over from the smoke.

Mu Yanshan said calmly, "I spoke to her at Gu Huaichi's birthday party last time, so I just asked her."

"She moved away. I don't know where she went. She just said she would never come back." Mingyu said and took another puff of cigarette.

"Why?"

"I asked my parents, and they said she was just having a bad temper. Without saying anything more, Huaishu said Mingnan told her that she didn't like Gu Huaichi anymore and didn't want to argue about anything anymore. She had figured it out and said she wanted to live her own life."

Ming Yu sneered as he spoke, "What kind of life does she lead? How can she live a good life after leaving the Ming family?"

"You're leaving the Ming family even though you have such a good life. Maybe you should reflect on yourselves."

Mu Yanshan looked at Mingyu calmly, then turned and left.

Mingyu was stunned for a long time after being looked at that way, until the cigarette burned his fingers and he felt the pain, he suddenly woke up.

Reflect? What do they reflect on?